Skip the Line: Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel + Optional Basilica

Itinerary 1 itinerary

Day 1

Meet at meeting point: In front of 'Al San Michele Bar Caffetteria' - Borgo Santo Spirito n.17. Your guide will be waiting for you holding a flag with the "EcoArt" logo. The nearest metro stop is Line A ‘Ottaviano'.
Meet at meeting point: Plan on arriving to our meeting point at least 15 minutes in advance of your selected departure time. Meet our representative on the steps at Via Tunisi, located at the corner with Via Sebastiano Veniero. They will be holding a sign with the green EcoArt logo.
Attractions and Activities: Vatican Museums (Ticket included) Visit the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel on your own or with a guide (if option selected). Tickets provide skip the line access. 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Cortile della Pigna (Ticket included) Explore one of the Vatican's many open air courtyards. This one is decorated with a giant bronze pinecone sculpture, giving the courtyard its name. 15 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Sphere Within Sphere (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Access Vatican Museums and discover the famous "Sphere within a Sphere" sculpture.
Attractions and Activities: Museo Pio Clementino (Ticket included) The Vatican Museums are divided into many smaller, unique museums. Among them, the Museo Pio Clementino is likely the most important, and the many highlights it contains cannot be missed! Stop at the Octagonal Courtyard for the Laocoonte and the Apollo Belvedere -- or the Round Room for the giant marble bathtub patrolled by an enormous bronze statue of Heracles. Spot a sculpture of your favorite fauna at the Room of the Animals, or just marvel at the 3D painted vaults of the Gallery of the Candelabra. 45 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Gallery Of The Maps (Ticket included) One of the most popular galleries of the Museums, make a stop here and try to spot the Italian cities you have travelled to, or your ancestor's hometown. These hand-painted maps, dating to the late 1500's, can also be admired for the exquisite attention to detail and embellishments. See if you can spot the nod to Christopher Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic... 20 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Stanze di Raffaello (Ticket included) Admire Raphael's Rooms -- painted by the master himself and his pupils around the same time as the Sistine Chapel -- and inspired and challenged by Michelangelo's greatest masterpiece. 5 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Sistine Chapel (Ticket included) Michelangelo's masterpiece, take time to admire the vaults. 30 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: St. Peter's Basilica (Free entry) Only for tours where the option to access St. Peter's Basilica is selected in the booking process, access directly from the Sistine Chapel to the Basilica, skipping the outside security lines, will be provided. Your tour will end at the entrance to the Basilica and, after an introduction, you will be free to explore on your own inside. 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: St. Peter's Square (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) An introduction to the Square of St. Peter's will be provided for tours where access to St. Peter's Basilica is included.
Guests leave on their own: St. Peter's BasilicaEnd the tour on your own and bring your trip to a happy conclusion Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City,Vatican City Only for options where the Basilica is explicitly included, the tour will end at St. Peter's Basilica where you will be free to explore on your own.
Guests leave on their own: Vatican MuseumsEnd the tour on your own and bring your trip to a happy conclusion 00120 Vatican City,Vatican City All options that do not include St. Peter's Basilica will end inside the Vatican Museums.


*Itinerary times are in the local time of the place of visit and may be subject to changes due to weather conditions, road conditions, and other factors. We appreciate your understanding.